SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822). A group of 6 works by our about Shelley, comprising:
Sale 873 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 12, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$400 -
$600
Sold for $469
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822). A group of 6 works by our about Shelley, comprising:
SHELLEY. Adonais. San Francisco, 1922. 2 volumes. Original vellum-backed boards or wrappers; original slipcase. One of 150 copies, including facsimile. -- [FREDERICKSON, Charles W. Bangs & Co. Catalogue of the Library of the Late Charles W. Fredericsson. New York: Bangs & Co., 1897. -- [SHELLEY]. A bound volume including several pamphlets and sale catalogues. -- SHELLEY. The Cenci. New Rochelle: Elston Press, 1903. Original cloth-backed boards. -- SLICER, Thomas R. Percy Bysshe Shelley. An Appreciation. New York: Privately Printed, 1903. Original boards; original glassine. LIMITED EDITION, one of 150 unnumbered copies on paper. -- [GROLIER CLUB] -- GRANNISS, Ruth S. A Descriptive Catalogue of the First Editions in Book Form of the Writings of Percy Bysshe Shelley. New York: The Grolier Club, 1923. Original boards; original glassine. -- Together, 6 works in 6 volumes, condition generally fine.
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